Contemporary Ritual Theatre, the bold Great Yarmouth company redefining performance as communal rite, makes its Scottish debut this September with SALT - a haunting tale of faith, obsession, and supernatural song set against the unforgiving backdrop of the 18th-century East Norfolk coast. Following a sell-out tour in England, the production charts a ten-date journey through … Continue reading Have a Gander at SALT – Scottish and National Tour
Seventeen stories. Eight chances. One singular sensation. New York City. 1975. On an empty Broadway stage, seventeen performers are put through their paces in the final, gruelling audition for a new Broadway musical. Only eight will make the cut. A Chorus Line is a musical masterpiece that revolutionised Broadway, with creator Michael Bennett using real-life testimonies from … Continue reading Have a Gander at A Chorus Line – A Chat with Josh Kiernan
Written by Ins Choi Directed by Esther Jun Review by Greta Abbey Riverside Studios: Tickets ★★★ Kim’s Convenience, written by and starring Ins Choi, is a brisk and cheering eighty minutes that touches on themes of racial stereotypes, biases, and parent-child relationships. It is told through the lens of the Korean-Canadian Kim family. It focuses … Continue reading Review: Kim’s Convenience – Riverside Studios, London
A nightmare is about to break free…Herbert grew up in the Metropol. The eerie old cinema was his playground and prison – a place where endless late-night horror films were his only window to the world. But what lurked in the Metropol’s darkness? Now Herbert’s back at the abandoned cinema, and the real horror has … Continue reading Have a Gander at Shock Horror: A Ghost Story
Review by Greta Abbey Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★★ Ania Magliano’s hour of flawless stand-up is a masterclass in balancing intelligent storytelling and laugh-so-hard-you-pee-your-pants-comedy. Magliano gives equal weight to moments of comedic hilarity and the more touching, emotive aspects of her stand-up hour. A particularly hilarious bit about an industrial vibrator stands out, ending with the audience … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father
Created by Daniel Serridge Review by Eve Nugent Scottish Storytelling Centre: Tickets ★★★★★ “It is a story for those who have loved and lost,” claims storyteller Daniel Serridge as he takes to the stage in Netherbow Theatre at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. This sequestered venue on the Royal Mile is a Fringe hidden gem specialising … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Orpheus/Orfeo
Written by Ella Barnett and Becky Popovíc Review by Eve Nugent Greenside @ George Street: Tickets ★★★★ It is pastry week: four bakers behind gingham-clad surfaces, two charismatic presenters in sparkly waistcoats, and two eccentric judges. Everything one might expect from the iconic television show ‘The Great British Bake Off’ lies before the audience, yet something … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Bakeoff The Great British Pantomime
Written by Carole Levin Directed by Lynn Nichols Review by Eve Nugent theSpace @ Surgeons Hall: Tickets ★★★★ “The safest and strongest Queen is the one who rules alone.” The year is 1601, nearing the end of the Tudor dynasty. Clad in ornate regalia, the unmarried Elizabeth I reflects upon her 43-year reign of turmoil and chaos, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words
https://youtu.be/1YVAua2Lf1E Presented by Night Owl Shows Review by Eve Nugent theSpace @ Symposium Hall: Tickets ★★★★ One of Night Owl Shows’ eleven productions at this year’s Fringe, The Fleetwood Mac Story, returns after two consecutive sold-out runs. Their fifth performance of the day, this company specialises in commemorating an eclectic variety of 20th-century artists, featuring … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Fleetwood Mac Story
Created by Paul Coulter Review by Eve Nugent Assembly George Square Studios: Tickets ★★★★★ A modernised, upbeat version of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony washes over the audience, the perfect way to open 5 Mistakes That Changed History as it returns from last year’s sold-out run at the Fringe. Out comes historian and comedian Paul Coulter, self-proclaimed … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – 5 Mistakes That Changed History
